This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 8th,
2024.
A MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER, first reported from Hollis on December 26th, was
re-found near the Brookline/Hollis High School on January 6th. Access is
not permitted during school hours.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, previously seen at Bicentennial Park in
Hampton, was relocated at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on January
3rd, and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a WILSON’S WARBLER, and a PALM WARBLER
were all seen there on January 6th.
3 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS continued to be seen at Bicentennial Park in
Hampton during the past week and were last reported on January 6th.
A PALM WARBLER was seen at Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on
January 1st.
A COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was reported from the Great Bay Discovery Center in
Greenland on January 4th.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen at Dubes Pond in Hooksett on January 2nd.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Wildwood Cemetery in Seabrook on January
4th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a BALTIMORE ORIOLE at Great Bay National
Wildlife Refuge in Newington on January 6th.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at Little Harbor in New Castle, and a GLAUCOUS
GULL was seen at Seabrook Beach, both on January 6th.
7 ATLANTIC PUFFINS and a DOVEKIE were seen along the coast within the Isles
of Shoals on January 3rd, and a DOVEKIE was seen from Rye Harbor State Park
on the 4th.
45 COMMON MURRES were seen along the coast within the Isles of Shoals, and
22 were seen at Old Scantum, all on January 3rd.
A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was seen at Meadow Pond in Hampton on January 2nd.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Newfound Lake in Bristol on January 2nd.
3 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland on January 4th.
A female KING EIDER continues to be seen in coastal Rye, often from Route
1A pullouts south of Odiorne Point State Park. It was last reported on
January 4th.
A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen in Hampton Harbor on several days during the past
week and was last reported on January 6th.
3 BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia on January 8th,
and 1 was seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester on the
6th.
A HORNED GREBE was seen in Lake Winnipesauke on January 4th, and a
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Spofford Lake on January 6th.
5 GADWALLS were seen at Upper Peverly Pond in Great Bay National Wildlife
Refuge on January 4th, and 2 were seen at the Ashland Wastewater Treatment
Plant on the 2nd.
A RING-NECKED DUCK and a LESSER SCAUP were seen in Errol on the 2nd, a
GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen at the Allenstown Bridge Park on Route 3 on the
2nd, an AMERICAN WIGEON was seen at Opechee Bay on the 8th, and an AMERICAN
WIGEON was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack on the 2nd.
A flock of 21 GREATER SCAUP and 12 LESSER SCAUP was seen on Opechee Bay in
Laconia on January 8th. A flock of 6 GREATER SCAUP and 6 LESSER SCAUP was
seen on Spofford Lake on January 2nd. A LESSER SCAUP was seen at the Wilder
Dam reservoir on the Connecticut River in Lebanon on January 2nd.
2 BRANT were seen at Rye Harbor State Park on January 6th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Ossipee Mountain Road in Moultonborough on
January 2nd.
A flock of 21 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Piermont on January 5th.
34 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown on
January 6th, a flock of 9 was seen in Wilton on the 4th, a flock of 7 was
seen in Pelham on the 2nd, and smaller numbers were reported from scattered
locations during the past week.
A flock of 10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was reported from Trudeau Road in
Bethlehem on January 6th.
Additional lingering migrant species reported during the past week
included: RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN,
TURKEY VULTURE, BUFFLEHEAD, WOOD DUCK, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, NORTHERN
FLICKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, HERMIT THRUSH,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, MARSH WREN, WINTER WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, EASTERN
TOWHEE, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW,
RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and FISH CROW.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred.
If you have seen any interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at
the end of the recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail to:
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Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire
Audubon web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Thanks very much and good birding.
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